Two Dead After Passenger Train Hits Car in Birmingham

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) - Witnesses say a train hit a vehicle when the driver tried to go around the railroad crossing guard. The wreck happened Sunday around noon near Harrison Avenue and 17th Way SW.

Police say two people died when the Amtrack train collided with the car.